Great Divide Ski Patrol Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
874122215
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Helena, MT, USA
Phone
4064317220
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Winter Sports

Reported finances

Revenue
$20,311
Expenses
$13,165
Assets
$198,457
Liabilities
$42

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

People named in this filing

  • PETER STRAUSS (CHAIR)
  • JEREMY PARKINSON (VICE CHAIR)
  • JANAE GROTBO (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To support the provision of outdoor emergency care services at great divide.

What it reported doing in 2025

The foundation supports the provision of outdoor emergency care by members of the volunteer great divide ski patrol by providing a facility for the provision of those services and training related to those services. The new building provides space for treating 4-6 separate injured people at the same time, same level ambulance access and ski in toboggan access, plumbing for a bathroom and sink. The training room accommodates the patrollers on a shift and can hold an adequate number of patrollers for initial and annual training as needed. Storage for equipment the patrol uses is included, and bathroom and a small kitchen for use of the patrol as well. The foundation also provides a means to raise funds and ownership of medical equipment, tools and supplies to be used by the patrol members in providing outdoor emergency care services.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 58
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 77
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 47.9%; rating input score 48
  • Program expense ratio: 73.9%; rating input score 74

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 35.2%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 15.07; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 18.2% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -108.3% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0% per year; rating input score 0; 38th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 47.9% of revenue deployed · 73.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $10K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 48/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 31/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.